After denying their relationship several times, South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun has finally admitted he dated late actress Kim Sae-ron but denied she was underaged at the time. His talent management agency Gold Medalist issued a statement today (March 14): "Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship from the summer of 2019 to autumn of 2020.

According to Goldmedalist – an agency established by Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin – the actors dated from the summer of 2019, after she became an adult, to the autumn of 2020. Kim Sae-ron was born in July 2000, while Kim Soo-hyun was born in February 1988.

On Feb. 16, 2025, Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was found dead at home. The death of the 24-year-old, who had risen to popularity as a child actress, was later ruled a suicide. Reports soon began to emerge that Sae Ron had owed 700 million won (S$652,000) to her former agency, Gold Medalist, at the time of her death.

Prada has severed ties with South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun, who is at the center of a quickly evolving controversy following the suicide of Kim Sae-Ron, an actress he was romantically involved with.

Kim Soo-hyun's agency Gold Medalist claimed that the actor was in a relationship with late Kim Sae-ron when she was an adult. They allegedly dated for around a year.

Following the tragic suicide of Kim Sae Ron, speculations about her past relationship with Kim Soo Hyun circulated online.

Actor Kim Soo-hyun will clarify his position on allegations he was in a romantic relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage, his agency said Thursday. Kim has recently been at the center of the escalating controversy despite his agency's denial of the allegations.

Actor Kim Soo-hyun has become the center of a growing controversy following allegations that he was in a romantic relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage. The claim, made by the YouTube channel Hoverlab on Monday,